American Buckeye vs Rosette Tooth

Aesculus glabra compared with Hydnellum cumulatum

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Rosette Tooth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Rosette Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Aesculus	Hydnellum
Species	Aesculus glabra	Hydnellum cumulatum

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Rosette Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Rosette Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Buckeye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

Rosette Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

American Buckeye

The American Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species in the genus Aesculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.